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Shikoku Shinkansen
The Shikoku Shinkansen (Shikoku Shinkansen) is a general term for the basic planned Shinkansen routes connecting Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku. There are two planned routes : the Shikoku Shinkansen and the Trans-Shikoku Shinkansen. Together with the Chūō Shinkansen and Trans-Kyushu Shinkansen, it is a high-speed railway plan for Western Japan that constitutes the Pacific New National Axis in the" Grand Design for the National Land in the 21st Century". Although it is not included in the planned Shinkansen, since 2011, in response to the results of a basic survey, there has been active promotion to upgrade it to a planned development plan. It is expected that the extension of the Linear Chūō Shinkansen to Shin-Osaka Station will be realized as early as 2037, and a "super mega-region" will be formed by integrating the three major metropolitan areas. The Shikoku Shinkansen Development Promotion Association is aiming to open the Shikoku Shinkansen in 2037 to coincide with this. Afte ...
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Shinkansen
The , colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. It was initially built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, the capital, to aid economic growth and development. Beyond long-distance travel, some sections around the List of metropolitan areas in Japan, largest metropolitan areas are used as a commuter rail network. It is owned by the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency and operated by five Japan Railways Group companies. Starting with the Tokaido Shinkansen () in 1964, the network has expanded to consist of of lines with maximum speeds of , of Mini-shinkansen lines with a maximum speed of , and of spur lines with Shinkansen services. The network links most major cities on the islands of Honshu and Kyushu, and connects to Hakodate on the northern island of Hokkaido. An extension to Sapporo is under construction and was initially scheduled to open by fiscal year 2030, but in December ...
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High-speed Rail
High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilising trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated railway track, tracks. While there is no single definition or standard that applies worldwide, lines built to handle speeds of at least or upgraded lines of at least are generally considered to be high-speed. The first high-speed rail system, the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, began operations in Honshu, Japan, in 1964. Due to the streamlined spitzer (bullet), spitzer-shaped nose cone of the 0 Series Shinkansen, trains, the system also became known by its English nickname bullet train. Japan's example was followed by several European countries, initially in High-speed rail in Italy, Italy with the Florence–Rome high-speed railway, Direttissima line, followed shortly thereafter by High-speed rail in France, France, High-speed rail in Germany, Germany, and High-speed rail in Spain, ...
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Kojima Station
is a railway station on the Honshi-Bisan Line in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). Lines Kojima Station is served by the Honshi-Bisan Line, and is the last stop in Honshu before the Great Seto Bridge for the Island of Shikoku is the smallest of the List of islands of Japan#Main islands, four main islands of Japan. It is long and between at its widest. It has a population of 3.8 million, the least populated of Japan's four main islands. It is south of Honshu .... Station layout Kojima Station has 2 platforms that serve 4 tracks Adjacent stations History The station opened on 20 March 1988. See also * List of railway stations in Japan References External linksKojima Station (JR West) Railway stations in Okayama Prefecture Stations of West Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1988 {{Okayama-railstation-stub ...
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Great Seto Bridge
The is a series of double deck bridges connecting Okayama and Kagawa prefectures in Japan across a series of five small islands in the Seto Inland Sea. Built over the period 1978–1988, it is one of the three routes of the Honshū–Shikoku Bridge Project connecting Honshū and Shikoku islands and the only one to carry rail traffic. The total length is , and the longest span, the Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge, is . Crossing the bridge takes about 20 minutes by car or train. The ferry crossing before the bridge was built took about an hour. The bridges carry two lanes of highway traffic in each direction ( Seto-Chūō Expressway) on the upper deck and one railway track in each direction ( Seto-Ōhashi Line) on the lower deck. The lower deck was designed to accommodate an additional set of Shinkansen tracks for a proposed construction of the Shikoku Shinkansen line to Shikoku. History When in 1889 the first railway in Shikoku was completed between Marugame and Kotohira, a memb ...
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Kōchi, Kōchi
is the capital city of Kōchi Prefecture located on the island of Shikoku in Japan. With over 40% of the prefectural population, Kōchi is the main commercial and industrial centre and the "primate city" of the prefecture. , the city had an estimated population of 311,224 in 163,479 households, and a population density of 1,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Overview A symbol of the city is its most famous dish, katsuo ''tataki'', made by lightly searing and seasoning bonito. Cityscape File:Kochi Japan.jpg, Skyline of Kōchi City(2006) File:080229 Obiyamachi Street Kochi Kochi pref Japan01s.jpg, Obiyamachi in Downtown Kōchi City(2008) File:Nichiyoichi.jpg, Sunday street markets(2009) File:Kochi-City.jpg, CBD of Kōchi City(2010) File:高知城 天守からの景色3 Kochi Castle - panoramio.jpg, Views from Kōchi Castle Keep Tower(2013) File:Kochi Castle, enkei.jpg, Kōchi Castle(2020) Geography Kōchi is located on the souther ...
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Okayama
is the prefectural capital, capital Cities of Japan, city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The Okayama metropolitan area, centered around the city, has the largest urban employment zone in the Chugoku region of western Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1889. , the city has an estimated population of 700,940 and a population density of 890 people per km2. The total area is . The city is the site of Kōraku-en, known as one of the top three traditional gardens in Japan, and Okayama Castle, which is ranked among the best 100 Japanese castles. The city is famous as the setting of the Japanese fable ''Momotarō''. Okayama joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016. History Sengoku period to Bakumatsu period Before the Muromachi period, Okayama was one corner of a farm region and included a small castle built by the Kanemitsu. In the Sengoku period, Ukita Naoie attacked Okayama and attacked the castle for the transportation resources ...
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Bungo Channel
The is a strait separating the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku. It connects the Philippine Sea and the Seto Inland Sea on the western end of Shikoku. The narrowest part of this channel is the Hōyo Strait. In the English-speaking world, the Bungo Strait is most known as a setting in the 1958 World War II submarine film '' Run Silent, Run Deep'', based upon the best-selling 1955 novel by then-Commander Edward L. Beach Jr.Sheffield, Richard. (2009). ; Leeman, Sergio and Robert Wise. (1995). ''Robert Wise on his Films: from Editing Room to Director's Chair,'' p. 145. Notes References * Leeman, Sergio and Robert Wise. (1995). ''Robert Wise on his Films: from Editing Room to Director's Chair.'' Los Angeles: Silman-James. OCLC 243829638* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005) ''Japan encyclopedia.''Cambridge: Harvard University Press Harvard University Press (HUP) is an academic publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard Un ...
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Masaki Station (Miyazaki)
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ebino, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It is the only station on the Hisatsu Line in Miyazaki Prefecture, and the first station built in the prefecture. Lines The station is served by the Hisatsu Line and is located 79.0 km from the starting point of the line at . Layout The station consists of a island platform with two tracks at grade. It is located on a steep section of the Hisatsu Line on an inverted Z-shaped switchback that made it necessary for all trains (including express trains) to stop at this station as passing was impossible. The station building is the same as when first opened. Parking and a bike shed are available at the station forecourt. A "Bell of Happiness" is placed in the middle of the platform. Local volunteers set up station notes and offer special products and tea. Commemorative admission tickets can also be purchased during volunteer hours. History The s ...
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Iyo-Komatsu Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Saijō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y34". Lines Iyo-Komatsu Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 121.6 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu Station. Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and they only serve the sector between and . Connections with other local or limited express trains are needed to travel further east or west along the line. Layout The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Track 1 is a passing loop and served by platform 1, attached to the station building. Track 2, served by platform 2, is a straight track. Access to platform 2 is by means of a footbridge. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Parking is available at the station forecourt. There is also a refuge siding branching off track 1 which ends near the station building. Short stub sidi ...
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Kotohira Station
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kotohira, Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D15". Lines Kotohira Station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 11.3 km from the beginning of the line at and 44.0 kilometers from . All regular trains including limited express trains stop here. Layout The station consists of two island platforms and four tracks. The station is staffed. This station is the southern end of the ICOCA area of JR Shikoku, and transportation IC cards cannot be used beyond this point. This station is also the end of the electrified section of the Dosan Line. File:Kotohira Station07s5s4592.jpg, Exterior prior to renovation work File:Kotohira Station13n4592.jpg, Interior File:Kotohira Station14n4592.jpg, Kiosk File:Kotohira Station09n4410.jpg, Platform Adjacent stations , - !colspan=5, JR Shikoku History Kotohira Station opened on 23 May 1889 as a ...
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Ōnaruto Bridge
The is a suspension bridge that carries 4 lanes of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway connecting Minamiawaji, Hyogo on Awaji Island with Naruto, Tokushima on Ōge Island, Japan. Completed in 1985, it has a main span of . Although it is one of the largest bridges in the world, it is dwarfed by the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, which is on the same route. In 2004, 6.8 million cars and trucks crossed this bridge, translating into a daily average of about 18,600. The bridge is complemented by the ("Small Naruto Bridge") and between Ōge Island and Shikoku. When the bridge was built, space was left for the proposed Shikoku Shinkansen; however, no progress has been made on the train line, so the space intended originally for the bullet trains is used as an observatory to see the Naruto whirlpools beneath the bridge. It is also a popular tourist destination for fans of the '' Naruto'' anime where it was referenced in episode 19 of the first season. Naruto Whirlpools Recurring whirl ...
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Tennōji Station
is a major railway station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line, located in Tennōji-ku and Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, and is a railway station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. They are also connected to Ōsaka Abenobashi Station on the Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line. It forms as one of Osaka's main railway terminals to the south for lines operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines ;Tennōji Station *West Japan Railway Company (JR West) **Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) **Osaka Loop Line ** Hanwa Line *Osaka Metro ** (M23) ** (T27) ;Tennōji-eki-mae Station * Hankai Uemachi Line ;Connecting station * Ōsaka Abenobashi Station (F01) ** Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line JR West Tennōji Station Layout *Hanwa Line - 5 bay platforms serving 5 tracks on the ground. *Osaka Loop Line - 2 island platforms serving 3 tracks on the lower level than the Hanwa Line ...
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